I hope that you are all doing well and the students enjoyed their four-day weekends. Last week was a very short week with only two days of school, so this will be a very quick recap and look at the week ahead.

Here is what's been going on in the classroom:

Adopt-a-Cop : Last week, the students were very excited to have their first meeting with the River Edge police officer that we have 'adopted' this year, Officer Marc. In first grade, each classroom 'adopts' a River Edge police officer to develop a rapport with and learn safety tips from. Officer Marc will visit us 1-2 times a month, and the kids really look forward to his lessons. During his first visit, last Wednesday, Officer Marc introduced himself and told the students all about his uniform and the tools that he carries.Reading : This week, we are going to start talking about 'just right' books, and how the students can determine which books are 'just right' for themselves as readers. 'Just right' books are books that are at each child's perfect reading level - not too easy, not too hard, but just right.

Writing : Continuing on in our Small Moments Unit, this week we're going to discuss various ways that writers can add details to their writing.

Math : This week we're going to do some more work on the number line, using it to solve addition and subtraction problems. Then, we'll learn about telling time to the half-hour.

Aidan enjoyed the lesson from Marc very much and looks forward to the next meeting. He told me how funny it was with the story Marc told, over and over.
It was a really good experience to have "real" people talking about "real" work. Thanks for the effort of making this happen.

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Carly (Micheal spano's gaurdian/sister.)

11/16/2011 08:25:58 am

From the two days in school Micheal Spano liked it at Long Island,New York.He missed Wendsday at school but he had an awesome time and you shold check it out! I wish you the best of the entire year!